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27
Mar
2019
Research Results
Low Ground Clearance Vehicle Detection and Warning
Subject
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Low Ground Clearance Vehicle Detection System, LGCVDS, grade crossing, hang-up, sensing, interference boundary, active detection and warning
Abstract: Researchers developed and tested a sensor system to measure road surface levels at grade crossings and identify areas where lower-riding vehicles could get stuck.
Report Number
RR 19-07
Office
RDI-22
25
Jan
2019
Accident Investigations
HQ-2019-1318 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Human Factors
Keywords: grade crossing incident; highway-rail grade crossing collision; Union Pacific; Athens, TX; school bus
Abstract: At 4:06 p.m., CST, a Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) westbound mixed freight train MPBLF-24 (Train 1), with 2 engines and 54 cars, collided with a southbound Athens...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident (HRX)
Railroad Name
Union Pacific
Location
Athens, TX
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2019-1318
Investigation Status
Finalized
1
Nov
2018
Research Results
Short Line Safety Institute: 2016 Systematic Review
Subject
Safety Culture,
Short Line Railroads
Keywords: Safety culture, safety culture measurement, evaluation, short line railroads, regional railroads, systematic review, training, education
Abstract: Since 2015, the Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) has been conducting voluntary, non-punitive Safety Culture Assessments of short line and regional railroads (i.e., Class II...
Report Number
RR 18-14
Office
RDI-24
23
Jul
2018
Technical Reports
Characteristics of Trespassing Incidents in the United States (2012-2014)
Subject
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Suicide, trespass, railroad, countermeasure, fatalities, grade crossing
Abstract: This study examined rail trespass and suicide incidents from 2012 to 2014, including data on location, time, and characteristics of the individual.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/24
Office
RDI-24
31
Jan
2018
Accident Investigations
HQ-2018-1249 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Amtrak,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: grade crossing incident; Amtrak; Crozet, VA; fatalities
Abstract: At approximately 11:16 a.m., EST, a westbound National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak) passenger train traveling on single main track in TCS territory collided with a...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident (HRX)
Railroad Name
Amtrak
Location
Crozet, VA
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2018-1249
Investigation Status
Finalized